Valero SJV Crude Pipeline Repair Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-CCA-57024-R3)
Summary
SCH Number
2025080896
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Valero SJV Crude Pipeline Repair Project (Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-CCA-57024-R3)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/20/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-CCA-57024-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Valero Refining Company – California, as represented by Mark Galicia.
The project proposes to conduct assessments and maintenance at four locations along the San Joaquin Valley Crude Pipeline that have exhibited thinning. The project is limited to the following activities: clearing and grubbing; excavation of the pipeline at each site; installation of trench plates; installation of coffer dams as necessary; pumping of standing water to a water tank to dry each trench; removal of pipeline coating to facilitate external inspection for anomalies; repairs to the pipeline as needed; and the backfill of trenches and restoration of each site to pre-construction contours. Equipment may include an excavator, backhoe, hand tools, generators, dewatering pumps, water storage tanks, hoses, dump trucks, reach lift, compressor, welding rig, semi-truck tractor, sandblaster, and pump truck. Hand digging will be utilized when in close proximity to the pipeline. Access routes will be restricted to existing paved and dirt roads, and will be cleared to the extent necessary to allow equipment to reach the work site, while staging and work areas will encompass only the area needed to perform pipeline maintenance. Temporary impacts will occur to approximately 0.391 acres of brackish marsh habitat and 0.064 acres of freshwater emergent habitat as a result of project activities, and no trees will be removed.
Contact Information
Name
Torrey Soland
Agency Name
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Mark Galicia
Agency Name
Valero Refining Company - California
Job Title
Staff Project Engineer
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The project is located at two emergent wetlands adjacent to Peyton Slough, tributary to the Carquinez Strait, in the County of Contra Costa, State of California. The approximate project centroid is Latitude 38.02259, Longitude -122.10641; Assessor’s Parcel Number 378-072-018-0.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of the repair and maintenance of existing public or private structures or facilities, with no expansion of existing or former use.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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